Thief Jailed.
It takes a long time to go through all the processes but the courts do get there in the end.

A thief who stole players belonging during a football match on Birstall Playing Fields has been sentenced. The theft took place on 24th February. Paul Andrew Eaton, a heroin addict, of Braunstone Frith was Jailed for 12 months at Leicester Crown Court.

( Extract from report published in the Leicester Mercury 17th December 2007 )
- posted by allan @ 2:52 PM

 
Suspected burglar arrested.
A man (from outside the county) has been arrested on suspicion of burglary in the Birstall area.
- posted by allan @ 9:48 PM

 
Garage/Shed break-ins.
Two incidents of Shed/Garage break-ins have been reported in the village this week. In both cases it is believed that the property was insecure.
Items stolen include a pressure washer and a childs mini moto.
Please make sure your sheds and garages are secure when not in use.
- posted by allan @ 9:43 PM

 
Burglaries - 11/12/07
The local police have informed us of two burglaries that took place in the village on Tuesday 11th December.

Loughborough Road (near to Hermitage Road), between 2.00 - 4.00pm.

Wanlip Lane (near village centre), at 3.30pm. At this incident two males were seen breaking into the rear of the house, one was dressed all in black and one in light grey clothing.

Were you in either of these areas at the time, did you see or hear anything suspicious? Please report any information on (0116) 2222222.
- posted by allan @ 10:09 AM

 
Police Surgery and Advice Shop.
Our next Police Surgery and Advice Shop will be on Saturday 15th December at the old council office on the Sibson Road car park from 10.00am - 12.00 noon.

Pc Chris Falle and PCSO Mark Butler will be in attendance. If you would like to talk to them, just pop along at any time on Saturday morning. A private room is available if required.

Special Offer. Anyone who brings a cycle along to be coded to our December or January Advice Shops will be given a free Cycle Lock.

Our usual range of alarms, fence spikes and other security products will be available.
Call in to our Advice Shop and find out the latest information on what's happening in the village, have a free cup of tea/coffee and a mince pie with us

Happy Christmas to all our co-ordinators and members.
- posted by allan @ 10:13 AM

 
Thefts from motor vehicles.
During the last three weeks there have been 10 incidents recorded of 'Thefts from motor vehicles' in the village. These incidents are widespread and cover all areas.
In almost every case items were stolen that were visible through the vehicle windows.

Please do not leave anything on show when parking or leaving your vehicle.

Thieves do not usually search vehicles on the chance that there might be something of value inside. These incidents only take a few seconds and are simply 'Smash-Grab-Run'. Why should they break into a vehicle that appears to have nothing of value in it, and risk being seen or caught?
- posted by allan @ 2:29 PM

 
Credit card scam
We have been made aware of a credit card scam involving telephone calls purporting to come from 'Visa or Master Card', which include asking for your security number.
We have checked with Visa and they have issued the following statement:-

Some cardholders have recently received e-mails or telephone calls claiming to be from ‘Visa’ or the ‘Visa fraud department’. Please be aware that Visa is not involved in these e-mails or telephone calls – this is fraudulent activity by criminals. Visa will never e-mail or telephone cardholders to ask for their account number or other card, personal or security details. We would remind cardholders that they should never provide their account, security or personal details in response to unsolicited communications claiming to be from any financial institution.

Please be careful. Never give any details of credit or bank accounts to any caller. Obtain telephone numbers from official sources, and ring them back if necessary.
- posted by allan @ 4:27 PM